6/12/2023 0 Comments London's Labyrinth by Fiona Rule![]() ![]() Claiming to be the world’s taxi it has already beaten off competition to be New York’s official taxi of choice. Next off the starting blocks is the Nissan NV200. Rear wheel steering manages to overcome the elusive 25ft turning circle required by TfL’s Condition of Fitness for taxis. For the driver it has been a revelation in driving, it feels as if you are behind the wheel of – well a Mercedes. Like London buses, you wait for one to come along and three arrive at once.įirst was the Mercedes, looking like a van with windows apart from being – sometimes – painted black and an attempt to distinguish it from white van man, while it most certainly doesn’t resemble a London cab. ![]() Apart from the small number of Metro cabs on the street this vehicle has dominated the cab trade with cabbies inevitably complaining that that there was no choice in which vehicle they drove. ![]() He old FX eventually transmogrified into the imaginatively named TX series looking remarkably similar to its predecessor it was easily recognizable. It had its faults – Kamikazi steering which when confronted by a narrow gap would take it into its tiny brain to swerve without the intervention of the driver. ![]() For years the London cab has been easily recognisable by tourists and residents alike, its design reminiscent of a more gentle age of old fashioned continuity and dependability – well sometimes. ![]()
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